Babo Chianti 2023 james-halliday Fresh flavors of Golden Delicious

Fresh flavors of Golden Delicious apple and Meyer lemon are intertwined with layers of spice and crystallized ginger

Lovely fine tropical fruits with background notes of cut flower and honeysuckle

Manna shows its best qualities when combined with noble and rich dishes

Medium to deep crimson with purple hues

Soft and round tannic structure evolving with elegance and subtlety to a seducing fruity finish

Babo Chianti 2023 james-halliday Fresh flavors of Golden DeliciousJustin Bubb splits his year between Tasmania (Pooley Wines) and Tuscany, where he makes a delicious collection of wines under the BABO label. There are a couple of firsts here; this is the first Chianti to be bottled under screwcap and it's one of the first to be bottled in a Burgundy bottle as opposed to the traditional 'Claret; shape. For this Italian take on Beaujolais, Justin Bubb has employed whole berry fermentation with 30% carbonic maceration,